20 Million on Benefits

[SPLINE]

8 million are on Universal Credit.
6.5 million on out-of-work benefits.
5.4 million on health related benefits.

35 million in work.

The British government's monthly borrowing in June this year was £20 billion, the second highest ever. £16 billion of that went on debt interest. (The highest ever monthly figure was during the "covid" period).

Dan breaks down the welfare claimants by ethnicity, religion etc...

I hate the use of the word "benefits" for this btw. I've probly committed a hate crime in saying that though.

 

[Murdochcat]

How dare you talk about the elephant in the room

 

[MNW67]

8 million are on Universal Credit.
6.5 million on out-of-work benefits.
5.4 million on health related benefits.

There's a massive amount of double and treble counting there.

 

[charliegolf]

Many UC claimants work too.

 

[IT Minion]

Person ranting about benefits claimants doesn't understand the numbers shocker.

The expensive ones are the pensioners. They such down a huge proportion of benefits.

 

[noseall]

How dare you talk about the elephant in the room

You mean the math's idiot in the room, surely?

 

[Notch7]

I can see why the OP likes this YouTube channel

 

[ajrtd]

How dare you talk about the elephant in the room

I thought you were in favour of benefits.

 

[blup]

8 million are on Universal Credit.
6.5 million on out-of-work benefits.
5.4 million on health related benefits.

35 million in work.

The British government's monthly borrowing in June this year was £20 billion, the second highest ever. £16 billion of that went on debt interest. (The highest ever monthly figure was during the "covid" period).

Dan breaks down the welfare claimants by ethnicity, religion etc...

I hate the use of the word "benefits" for this btw. I've probly committed a hate crime in saying that though.

Don't forget the triple lock state pensioners. Outrageous, and they voting re form in increasing number.

 

[Notch7]

How dare you talk about the elephant in the room

The Labour Party have been talking about the problem of rising numbers on PIP and other benefits since last July.

It’s the reason they tried to push through their welfare reform bill

 

[Notch7]

the elephant in the room

I would say that’s housing benefit

Councils flogged 1.5million homes in 1980s

Imagine the assets they would own now if they had kept them, or reinvested.


Instead councils are forced to pay out housing benefit…effectively paying rent and we all know home ownership is better than rent.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

All this talk of benefits, UC fo example, but no mention of how the average taxpayer is subsidising the employers by having to top up wages.

Why not address the root causes, not complain about the taxpayer supporting other workers to be able to eat and heat.

 

[IT Minion]

All this talk of benefits, UC fo example, but no mention of how the average taxpayer is subsidising the employers by having to top up wages.

Why not address the root causes, not complain about the taxpayer supporting other workers to be able to eat and heat.

Because if you can blame 'scroungers' then you don't have to sacrifice to do anything about it.

 

[MNW67]

This is an interesting graph from the Spectator. It gives some historical context:

 

[IT Minion]

UC covers a lot more than just those two.Given the source I'd double check they haven't also included Child tax credit or other types in the UC numbers